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ふえ
かね
はら
もの
きょく
ちゅうもん
注文
する

He who pays the piper calls the tune.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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noun
1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet
2. whistle
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blow (of the wind)​
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff​
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noun
1. money  (see also: お金)
2. metal
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pay (e.g. money, bill)
2. to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
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Most common form: もの
noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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noun, noun (suffix)
song; tune; composition; piece of music
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order; request
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Kanji
テキ   ふえ flute, whistle   
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ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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bamboo
スイ   ふ to blow   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
corner
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
フツ    to pay; to dispose of   はら to pay   
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ム   private
hand
シャ   もの person, someone   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
old
キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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チュウ   そそ to pour   
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シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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dot   
スイ   みず water   
ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
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